Chrysolite Definition
krisəlīt
noun
A yellowish-green gem derived chiefly from varieties of olivine.
Webster's New World
A yellowish-green, reddish, or brownish variety of olivine.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Chrysolite
Noun
Singular:
chrysolite
Plural:
chrysolitesOrigin of Chrysolite
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From Old French crisolite, from Medieval Latin crisolitus, Latin chrysolithus, from Ancient Greek χρῡσόλιθος (khrūsolithos), from χρῡσός (khrūsos, “gold”) + λίθος (lithos, “stone”).
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